Shifting mechanism for gearing, &amp;c.



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AFPLIQATION FILED OCT. 30| 191?.

1,257,309. Patented Feb. 26,1918'.

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JUNIUS H. BRAND, OF NASEUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, ASSIGNOR T FLATHER & COIVI- IPANY, (INCD, A CORPORATION OF NEVJ HAMPSHIRE.

SHIFTING MECHANISM 'FOR GEARING, zo.

vSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 2e, 191s.

Application led October 30, 1917. Serial No. 199,290.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JUNrUs H. BRAND, a citizen of the United States. residing at Nashua, in the county of Hillsboro and State of New Hampshire, have invented a new and useful Shifting Mechanism for Gearing, &c., of which the following is a specication.

The object of this invention is to provide a new and improved shifting mechanism for gearing and similar rotating parts which shall be easy and simple to manufacture and eliicient in operation.

The problem often arises in machine designing of shifting a rotating member such Y as a gear or a plurality of gears to occupy different axial positions. This shifting is usually accomplished by a yoke'engaging a hub on the gear. This construction is expensive and often cannot beadapted to particular locations.

The specific object of my invention is to provide a simple and cheap mechanism for accomplishing this purpose. To this end the same consists of a pivoted shifting lever having a partial circular open mouthed end and a slotted circular engaging piece iitted therein and engaging the member to be shifted. yl`he engaging piece is preferably provided with a rib to engage a groove in the open mouthed end of the shifting lever. The ends of the yoke forming the partial circular opened mouth end of the shifting lever are preferably arranged to subtend more than half of the circle so that when the engaging piece is fitted in said mouth and turned to position it will be locked in place therein. The shifting lever is engaged with the gear or member to be shifted and accurately holds the same in the desired position. lVhen the lever is turned to shift the gear from one position to another, the engaging piece will turn in the yoke of the lever so that its engaging faces will always accurately lit on the sides of the gear.

The device may be applied to many locations such as the change gearing used in engine lathes, in automobiles and in many other locations. It is shown herein as adapted to the back gearing of a geared engine lathe.

Referring to the drawing in detail,

Figure l represents a partial end elevation of'my improved shifting device;

Fig. 2 is a plan thereof showing the shifting gear in one position;

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the shifting gear in the other position, and

F ig. e is a detail view of the shifting lever and engaging piece separate.

Referring to the drawing and in detail, rit-B designates, a two-step double gear which is to be shifted axially to one or the other of two diiilerentpositions. C and D designate twofgears for cooperation with the double gear` rtf-B. The gear A of the double gear is made of the proper diameter to mesh with the small gear C and the gear B is made of a smaller diameter to mesh with the gear D, which is larger than the gear C. When the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 2, the gear A. will mesh with the gear C and the gear B will not engage the gear D. When the double gear A-B is shifted to the position shown in Fig. 8, the gear B will engage the gear D and the gear A will be moved clear of the gear C, the gears C and D being separated so that this operation can take place. Thus, by s`hift ing the double gear fi--B Vto the' two dilerent positions shown in Figs. 2 and 3 different speed ratios can be obtained.

My invention relates to a mechanism for engaging the double gear A-B to perform this shifting operation. The same consists of a lever E having a partial circular mouthed end. F designates the engaging piece, the same being slotted so as to have parallel plane engaging faces /f--f to engage the gear A. rThe yoked openeniouthed end of the lever E is preferably provided with a groove G and the engaging piece F is provided with a rib H for engaging this groove.

The lever E can be cheaply made by boring out an opening corresponding to the cir cle, by cutting away the outside'part, and by then eounterboring the groove G. The engaging piece can be easily made by turn ing and slotting.

It will be seen that the ends forming the yoked end of the lever E subtend more than half of the circle, whereby by placing the engaging piece F in the position shown in Fig. 4, it can be slipped into the yoked end With a slight turning or rolling action, whereby when the engaging piece is rocked in place in this Way, it Will Vbe held in place concentrically and will also be held in posi tion transversely by reason of the groove and rib.

T he ends f-f of the engaging piece F are iinished to lit the sides of the gear A. The lever is provided with a hub I iitted in the frame of the machine, and on the end oi the hub is secured a handle J, by which the shifting lever can be operated. By this arrangement, it Will be seen that as the handle is thrown from the position shown in Fig. 2 to the position shown in Fig. 3 or vice versa the lever E ivill be turned on its hub which thereby forms a pivot for the lever, and that the lever will thereby shift the double gear L -B, the engaging piece turning in the yoked end of the lever to accommodate this movement and at all times having a nice bearing engagement with said gear. rElms a simple, cheap and eliicient mechanism for the purposes described is provided.

The details and arrangements herein shown and described may be greatly varied by a skilled mechanism Without departing from the scope of my invention as expressed in the claims. y

Having thus fully described my invention, What l claim and desire to secure by lietters Patent is:

l. rl`he combination of a pivoted shifting lever having a partial circular open mouthed end, a slotted circular engaging piece iitted therein, and a shiftable member engaged thereby.

therein and having parallel engaging faces, and a shiftable member engaged thereby.

3. The combination of a pivoted shifting lever having a partial circular grooved open mouthed end, a slotted ribbed circular engaging piece iitted therein, and a shiftable member engaged thereby.

el. The combination of a pivoted shifting lever having a partial circular open mouthed or yoked end, the ends ot" the yoke subtending more than half of the circle, a slotted circular engaging piece iitted therein, and a shiftable member engaged thereby.

5. T he combination of a double shitting gear, a large and small gear with either ot Which the double gear may be shifted to engage, a pivoted shifting lever having a partial circular open mouthed end, and a slotted circular engaging piece fitted therein and engaging the double gear.

6. The combination ot a Jtrame, a lever` having a hub journaled therein, a handle on the end of the hub, said lever having a partial circular open mouthed end, a t\vostep double shifting gear, a large and small gear With either of Which the double gear can be shifted to engage, and a slotted circular engaging piece iitted in the end of said lever and engaging the larger member of the tivostep shiftable gear.

7. rThe combination of a frame, a lever having a hub journaled therein, a handle on the end of the hub, said lever having a partial circular open mouthed end, a shifting gear, a gear adapted to be engaged by the shitting gear and a slotted circular engaging piece fitted in the end ot said lever and engaging the shittable gear.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature.

VJUNUS H. BRAND.

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